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Treasures from “The Potholder Swap 2010!”

I feel like I’ve been stalking my mailman because I’m been SO excited to get my potholders from the Swap and last night they showed up on my doorstep!! I could hardly wait to get inside the house to open … Continue reading

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Finished!! Potholder Swap 2010!

Finished!!  My potholders for the Potholder Swap 2010! are finally done, crocheted, ends woven in, wet blocked, and pictures taken, they’re ready to be packed up and mailed of to Massachusetts to be sorted and sent to their destinations around … Continue reading

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I’ve got yarn . . .

So I ordered 27 skeins of Tahki Cotton Classic yarn from WEBS this week and this tiny box arrived on my doorstep. There’s absolutely no way ALL my yarn could be in there, it must be half the order . … Continue reading

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Potholder Swap 2010!

1. Twister, 2. I Love the Green One. , 3. [04.06.09] flower parts, 4. 90/2009: Topflappen, 5. More potholders, 6. Potholders.. , 7. Shetland Potholder, 8. Fiestaware, 9. Catherine Wheel Hot Pad Back The Swap is on! Last year I … Continue reading

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Giant Granny Afghan

The previous afghan I crocheted took me three years to complete. I didn’t work on it everyday, every week or even every month, but still, it took three years. **sigh** I had piles of yarn left over and I thought … Continue reading

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We’ll See About That . . .

Hmmm, Louis seems to think that I crocheted my newly finished afghan for him!  The nerve!!!  I think we need to have a little talk.

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Finis — My Afghan is Finally Done

Last night I (FINALLY) finished my “Spectrum Afghan” and this morning I took the pictures to prove it. Okay, okay, I started it in 2006, have worked on it in between many other projects, but I picked it up this … Continue reading

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A Crocheted Chair

This wonderful design was created by Marcel Wanders, a Dutch designer whose imagination and creativity are amazing.  All the motifs are hand crocheted, sewn together over a mold and then stiffened with resin and is manufactured by Moooi.  I first … Continue reading

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A Wee Little Sweater

I’ve been on a mission as of late to knit more with my own handspun yarn.  This little sweater was knit for my new little neice Kaitlyn Rose using two yarns I’ve spun, a green merino super wash that I … Continue reading

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Pot Holder Swap!

After anxiously waiting, I finally received my five pot holders from the Pot Holder Swap!! Adrian, Maryse and Maritza did a wonderful job of dividing up, packing and mailing 90-ish packages — that means over 500 pot holders! You can … Continue reading

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